Re: Modified Rapture<g>, and a new question
On Sat 02 Apr 2016 at 13:46:09 -0400, Alan McConnell wrote:
> Well, I finally got my Jessie installed! I had to pick a different kernel than then one
> suggested, but things finally went through. I was even able to use the partitions I had
> prepared and carefully sized.
Good, but this is information underload. Which kernel was suggested?
Which one did you pick? Remember, it could help others than yourself.
> My question: how do I install "new" SW? E.g. emacs, and mutt, and ImageMagick? These
> are not found on the one CD I have. I have in addition a thumb drive, which came with
> my purchase from LinuxCollections. I have mounted it and find that it is chock full
You have a DVD (not a CD). It would (or should) contain more than a
netinst image.
> of .deb files. I suppose there is some way of 'manually' copying a particular .deb
> to my disk and then installing it. But I am afraid of getting stuck in "dependency
> hell". Does someone here also have the same CD + thumb drive situation.
The vendor has it. Have you thought of asking what it is they have sold
you?
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